Roberts v. Gatson

The majority opinion sets forth sound legal principles. Therefore, I concur in the syllabus points set forth therein. I believe, however, that the majority opinion erroneously applied syllabus points 6 and 7 to the facts of this case. Thus, I dissent to that portion of the opinion which concludes that the employees were not required to accept wages substantially less favorable than those prevailing for similar work in the locality, and, therefore, they were disqualified from receiving unemployment compensation benefits.

This case presents this Court with an opportunity, for the first time, to…